Method of making shoes



May 1, 1928. 1,668,479

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PATENT OFFICE.

SALVATORE ANSLIDO, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.-

1 METHOD or MAKING snons.

Application filed April 9,

This invention is concerned with the provision of a novel shoe and a novel method of making same, particularly with an improved shoe of the McKay process.

An object of the invention is to provide a shoe of this character which will be lighter in weight and considerably more flexible than the conventional McKay shoe.

Another object of the invention isto provide a method of making the shoe which represents a simplification and saving in time and labor over the method now in use.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a shoe of simple, practical construction which will be attractive in appearance, comfortable to wear and well suited to the re quirements of economical manufacture.

With the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combina tions and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and pointed out'in the claim. The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the under face of an insole showing the heel portion of the insole body broken away to expose the canvas upper surface.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view showing the shoe upper attached to the last, with the counter and rear portion of the vamp tacked down in the usual manner, and the forward portion of the vamp pasted down'to the insole and held by tacks while the paste is setting.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing-the last gnentioned tacks removed and a canvas member pasted or cemented over the edgesof the counter.

Fig. 4'is a perspective viewof an insole liner.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through a completed shoe.

' The novel construction of the shoe will fully appear from a general description of the method-by which it is made. In the drawings, the last does not appear, but it will be understood that Figs: 2 and 3 show the position of the shoe on the last. Here,

the insole 10 provided with a canvas covering 11 on its upper face is laid with its canvas face against the last. The shoe Upper including the vamp 12 and counter 13 is then 1927. Serial No. 182,464.

pulledaround the last, and the counter edges tacked down to the insole as at. 14 in the usual manner. Preferably the rear portion of the vamp 12 is also secured by tacks 14:.

To avoid the use of tacks at the forward portion of the vamp and adjacent the ball of a wearers foot, 1 apply any suitable type of cement or paste 15 to the under face of the forward portion of the insole 11,and the vamp 12 with its lining 12 is pulled over the last and pressed a gainst the cement hearing face ofthe insole, thereby being secured without the use of tacks in the finished shoe.

The tacks 16 of Fig. 2 are simply used to consists in the use of an insole liner 22 longitudinally slit or divided on its rear end to provide a pair of separable flap portions 23 and 24. The flap 24 may be lifted wliile drivingv home theheel retaining tacks 25 and then subsequently pasted down to cover the heads of the tacks. In Fig. 5 the dotted lines indicate the position of the lifted flap prior to its pasting down. The sole 20 is sewed to the shoe in the usual manner.

The-canvas on the upper face of the insole serves a two-fold purpose. Inthe first place it promotes economy by permittingthe useof a very thin leather insole, the canvas preventing such thin insole from stretching or spreading. In the second place, it affords a ve firm anchorage for the shank, preventing the shank from sliding. In the ordinary constructiomthe shank in use, slides over the leather face of the insole and causes objectionable squeaking'of the shoe.

Due to the absence of tacks in the for.- ward portion of the shoe which is subject to the greatest number of bending strains as the wearer flexesher foot when walking, this portion of the shoe will'beextremely' flexible, conforming to the flexures of the foot and rendering the shoe extremely comfortable in 'use. also materially reduces the weight of the The elimination of the tacks shoe at this point, and there is no danger of any of the tacks Working through the insole and injuring or chafing the foot.

Obviously various changes and alterations might be made both in the method and in the shoe without departing from the in 'vention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A method of making shoes, which includes the step of applying adhesive to the under face of a shoe insole, pulling the edges of a vamp and its lining over the adhesive coated face of the insole while the insole and vamp are arranged on a last, pressing said edges against the insole to cause them to adhere thereto, temporarily tacking the vamp and lining edges in tautly stretched condition while the adhesive is drying, removing the tacks and applying a second adhesive coat over the exposed portion of the insole and the pulled over edges of the vamp and lining, placing a piece of canvas against the under face of the insole and the turned over edges of the vamp and lining to conceal said edges, and after the cement has set to hold the canvas, applying the outer sole and heel.

SALVATORE AN SALDO. 

